The unthinkable has happened.

Painful. Crushing. Traumatic. Confusing.

Complicated.

No chance to say goodbye. No final embrace, kiss, or touch. No opportunity to clear the air, ask and give forgiveness, or make amends.

A life gone.

The tsunami has come, and now you're left standing amid the aftermath.

What do you do?

Reach out and grab the hand of multiple award-winning author and grief counselor Gary Roe. Let him walk with you through this uncharted, forbidding territory. You need a companion who can be a source of comfort, perspective, hope, and healing. Let Gary journey with you through the aftermath and help you pick up the pieces and begin to rebuild your heart and life.

Aftermath was written to...

• Connect with your heart in all the pain, grief, and confusion.

• Be a companion for you in this unwanted, heart-crushing process that has been thrust upon you.

• Be a source of comfort, perspective, healing, and peace.

• Provide practical tools to help you pick up the pieces and begin to rebuild your heart and life.

In Aftermath, you can discover how to...

• Be kind to yourself and patient with yourself during this incredibly hard time.

• Manage the racing thoughts and volatile emotions that come.

• Deal with other people and the unhelpful words and weird reactions that come your way.

• Navigate the tough spiritual issues and faith questions that confront your soul.

• Grieve in healthy ways that honor the one you lost, take your own heart seriously, and express kindness and compassion to those around you.

• Abandon the notion of quick fixes, self-medicating relief, and the lying voice of addiction as a way out.

• Latch onto the truth that no one is beyond repair and that anyone can heal - including you.

• Use your grief as fuel for good and make this death count by living with more purpose and meaning than ever before.

• Save lives and become part of the solution to this raging suicide epidemic.

You didn't choose this road. You woke up on day and found you were on it. You're left standing in amid the aftermath.

But you are not alone. Far from it. Let Aftermath become a understanding companion for you in the days ahead.

The unthinkable has happened.

No matter how old your child was or how they died, this loss is devastating. How are you going to survive this?

The world around you speeds on as if nothing happened. Stunned, shocked, sad, confused, and angry, you blink in disbelief. Your heart is crushed. The pain is excruciating. You can barely breathe.

For you, everything has changed. Everything.

What do you do? What can you do?

Multiple award-winning author, hospice chaplain, and grief counselor Gary Roe is a trusted voice who has been helping wounded, grieving parents and grandparents find hope and healing for more than three decades. Written with heartfelt compassion, this warm, easy-to-read, and practical book reads like a caring conversation with a close friend.

Comfort for the Grieving Parent's Heart will meet you in your grief and walk with you there. Your shattered heart will resonate with these pages. Composed of brief chapters, you will find yourself digesting bite-sized bits of comfort, encouragement, and healing over time. This book will become a comforting, refreshing companion as you navigate the turbulent waters of intense grief.

In Comfort for the Grieving Parent's Heart, you will discover how to...

• Process all those complicated, roller coaster emotions (sadness, anger, guilt, fear, confusion, guilt, anxiety, depression, feeling overwhelmed, etc).

• Navigate all the relational changes and frustrations that occur, including feeling alone, misunderstood, isolated, and even rejected by those around you.

• Handle the ever-increasing stress load that keeps piling upon you.

• Deal with disturbing physical and mental health issues, illnesses, and new symptoms that often arise.

• Honor your child by taking care of yourself through diet, hydration, fitness, and rest.

• Deal with your daunting list unrelenting, ongoing responsibilities (work, financial challenges, parenting, family activities, etc.).

• Handle the intense loneliness that now resides in your heart and soul.

You will also find hope in how to...

• Think through tough, challenging spiritual and faith questions.

• Relate well to the people around you - both those who are helpful, and those who aren't.

• Overcome the tendency to run from emotional pain with unhealthy habits or compulsive behaviors.

• Deal well with triggers and grief bursts.

• Find the support you need for survival, recovery, and healing (safe people, fellow grievers, counseling, etc.).

• Develop a simple, realistic plan for birthdays, anniversaries, and holidays.

• Use your grief for good - for yourself, your family, and others.

• Allow this devastating loss to give you greater perspective and motivate you to live more effectively than ever before.

• Honor your child and make your life count, one day, one moment at a time.

Please don't grieve alone. Be kind to yourself. Take your heart seriously.

Let Comfort for the Grieving Parent's Heart join you on this confusing, arduous, and exhausting journey. You will be glad you did.

Read on. Comfort awaits you in these pages of this book.